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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hackney 1910
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1910
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| Found. | \bated. | In had | Outstanding. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The sink waste directly connected with drain | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| Ditto untrapped | 53 | 39 | 2 | 12 |
| Ditto defective | 33 | 26 | 3 | 4 |
| The water cistern dirty and uncovered | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Dustbin required | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| Dustbin defective | 55 | 48 | 2 | 5 |
| The drain defective | 63 | 47 | 7 | 9 |
| The drain choked | 9 | 9 | — | — |
| The drain unventilated | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| The rainwater pipe directly connected to drain | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| Ditto Ditto | 56 | 47 | 4 | 5 |
| The house with an unsatisfactory water supply | 40 | 37 | - | 3 |
| The roof defective | 85 | 70 | 6 | 9 |
| The guttering defective | 83 | 63 | 7 | 13 |
| The forecourt, or area, paving defective | 14 | 12 | — | 2 |
| The washhouse paving defective | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| The back addition walls defective | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| A proper manure receptacle required | 4 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Animals improperly kept | 5 | 5 | — | — |
| Part of the house overcrowded | 11 | 10 | — | 1 |
| The space below basement, or ground floor, insufficiently ventilated | 54 | 46 | 3 | 5 |
| Tenement house provided with additional water supply | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| Various | 33 | 25 | 3 | 5 |
Articles of Food Seized or Surrendered as Unfit for Food.—
During the year 1910 the following articles of food were seized by
the inspectors, or were surrendered as being unfit for food, viz. :—
34cwt., 2 qrs., 21 lbs. fish; 11 cwt., 1 qr., 7 lbs. meat; 1 cwt.,
2 qrs., 10 lbs. fruit and vegetables.